Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 486

Arthur was rendered speechless. The man who had the best equipment in the world had the nerve to constantly complain about being poor. It was obvious that he had finances that could never run out all his life, and yet Richard refused to buy him even one meal last night.

“Fine,” he finally said. “Ten thousand. That is the lowest I can go.”

“Deal.”

The two adult men sat on the sofa as they made their very childish bet.

Elliot went downstairs in casual wear after a while. In order to make his walking easier, Benedict had gotten him a crutch out of nowhere. Elliot was extremely reluctant to use it at first, but he had no choice but to use it for the time being.

“Elliot, we have decided to leave only after your engagement party,” Arthur declared.

Elliot sat down beside the “None of you are allowed to leave until the engagement party is over

Upon hearing that, Arthur asked with a curious expression on his face, “Elliot, how exactly does it feel like to fall in love with a woman? Why is it that I have met so many of them, but none seemed to have ever made my heart throb?”

“It is hard to put into words. You will know when you meet the one.” Elliot wasn’t good at explaining something like this as well.

All he knew was that there was no escaping when fate finally came. He himself was a prime example of it. He used to be repulsed when his grandmother tried to arrange his marriage for him, but now, marrying the person he had pursued with all his heart felt like a wonderful dream. Arthur noticed how Richard was sitting with his back as straight as a soldier, so he reached out and gave the man a pat on the back. “You can be at ease with us.”

“It’s a habit,” Richard threw out before he

leaned into the sofa.

After seeing him relax, Arthur turned to Elliot and told him, “Richard and I made a bet earlier. The one who gets married first will have to give the other person ten thousand.”

“Do you have a limited budget? How about I sponsor ten million dollars?” Elliot thought that their gamble was too small for someone of their status.

“It is alright. It is only a small gamble!” Arthur said. “It is mainly because Richard is used to living so frugally that I am afraid he won’t be able to take it.”

“His money is usually spent on his swords and knives.”

Arthur was slightly worried for his stoic friend then. “I wonder what is going to happen when he finds a woman he likes but continues to be such a stingy guy. The lady might not be able to take it.”